Shifting again? Your child could be deeply disturbed at being the new kid on the block all over again…
It had been a few years since Ridhima’s dad’s change of job had brought them to Delhi from Pune. Back then, moving to Delhi hadn’t been much of a problem for the nine-year-old. But recently, her dad’s decision to move closer to his new workplace had separated her from her school and friends again. Acclimatising to a new world wasn’t very easy for the young teenager. Ridhima’s perturbed mental state slowly started harming her health and left her despondent…
While in the US, repetitive relocations have increased the number of suicide attempts by young children, spurts of depression and stress in Indian kids display the premature symptoms of a similar situation. In present times, ambitious parents strive for more and more comforts, which often lead to job-hopping. Rekha Pathak, wife of a Marketing Manager in a leading consulting firm and mother of a 16-year-old boy, said, “My husband previously had a transferable job. We would not live for more than three years in one city, and I don’t think that bothered my son. Children get used to the lifestyle that they are brought up in. My son faced initial adjustment problems, which is natural, but then made new friends wherever we shifted.” When asked if her son ever complained, Rekha said, “Even if he did, we could not do anything because the nature of my husband’s job required constant travel. In this competitive world, it is not always possible to get a job which also suits the family. Besides, we provided our son with all the comfort possible.”
This couple was, indeed, lucky to not have had to deal with adjustment issues their son might have faced. And till a few years ago, such was the scenario where parents’ career graph overshadowed their children’s say. But now that kids are more vocal about their problems, it’s difficult to not pay heed to their feelings.
It had been a few years since Ridhima’s dad’s change of job had brought them to Delhi from Pune. Back then, moving to Delhi hadn’t been much of a problem for the nine-year-old. But recently, her dad’s decision to move closer to his new workplace had separated her from her school and friends again. Acclimatising to a new world wasn’t very easy for the young teenager. Ridhima’s perturbed mental state slowly started harming her health and left her despondent…
While in the US, repetitive relocations have increased the number of suicide attempts by young children, spurts of depression and stress in Indian kids display the premature symptoms of a similar situation. In present times, ambitious parents strive for more and more comforts, which often lead to job-hopping. Rekha Pathak, wife of a Marketing Manager in a leading consulting firm and mother of a 16-year-old boy, said, “My husband previously had a transferable job. We would not live for more than three years in one city, and I don’t think that bothered my son. Children get used to the lifestyle that they are brought up in. My son faced initial adjustment problems, which is natural, but then made new friends wherever we shifted.” When asked if her son ever complained, Rekha said, “Even if he did, we could not do anything because the nature of my husband’s job required constant travel. In this competitive world, it is not always possible to get a job which also suits the family. Besides, we provided our son with all the comfort possible.”
This couple was, indeed, lucky to not have had to deal with adjustment issues their son might have faced. And till a few years ago, such was the scenario where parents’ career graph overshadowed their children’s say. But now that kids are more vocal about their problems, it’s difficult to not pay heed to their feelings.
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